Interesting article – in summary, Israelis were not afraid to launch or expand technological solutions when most of the world was sheltering from a crisis. https://www.israel21c.org/how-did-israeli-tech-do-so-well-during-a-pandemic/

Global giant Merck has signed an agreement worth many millions of dollars with Israel’s Quris (see here previously). Merck will be able to use the Quris “human on a chip” platform to test its new medicines and identify those that … Continue reading →

Gauzy raised $60 million; Scopio Labs raised $50 million; Rewire raised $25 million; Sidelines raised $25 million; Vicarius raised $24 million; Qwak raised $15 million; Amplication raised $6.6 million; Canonic Security raised $6 million;

Israel’s Innovid has acquired UK competitor TVSquared for $160 million. Meanwhile, Israel’s Testim was acquired by Austria’s Tricentis for $200 million. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3928959,00.html https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3929092,00.html

Israel’s Impala has developed an Impact Intelligence product for locating non-profits. Similar to LinkedIn, users can analyze any non-profit ecosystem anywhere in the U.S by searching for specific traits such as geographies, causes, funders etc. https://impala.digital/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927602,00.html

European call center Webhelp is establishing a Tel Aviv office this year and is recruiting 500 local employees. Webhelp currently employs more than 95,000 employees in over 50 countries. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927776,00.html

Israel is to establish a joint hi-tech investment fund with the United Arab Emirates. The binational industrial R&D fund will support requests for joint activities between Israeli and Emirati companies. Israel and the UAE will each allocate NIS 15 million … Continue reading →